Patents by Inventor Yuri Starostenko

Yuri Starostenko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and Method for Expanding Plastic and Rubber Using Solid Carbon Dioxide, and Expanded Plastic or Rubber Material Made Thereby
    Publication number: 20090110905
    Abstract: A system and method for expanding a thermoplastic material includes extruding a melted thermoplastic material through an extruder, continuously introducing a solid carbon dioxide material under pressure into the melted thermoplastic material in the extruder, foaming the melted thermoplastic material by changing the solid carbon dioxide material to gaseous carbon dioxide and allowing the gaseous carbon dioxide to mechanically mix with and foam the melted thermoplastic material, and collecting the foamed, extruded thermoplastic material. A foamed, extruded thermoplastic material is produced by the method and system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Yuri Starostenko